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A Loaf of Bread (1960)

Genre : War

Runtime : 11M

Director : Jan Němec

Synopsis

By the end of the second World War, three prisoners wish to escape from the train carrying them from one concentration camp to another. To make it happen, they need to get food first.

Actors

Jan Bartůšek
Jan Bartůšek
Prisoner
Oldrich Bláha
Oldrich Bláha
Prisoner
Ivan Renč
Ivan Renč
Prisoner

Crews

Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Director
Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig
Short Story
Jan Němec
Jan Němec
Writer

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